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This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realise it is play. The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is. I’m here to tell you that the path to peace is right there, when you want to get away. When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it. If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life. That is very serious!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

The True nature of Peace

Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth. 
- Walt Whitman 

W&N watercolour on DalerRowney 300gsm 

A peaceful scene in Tarlton (Gauteng, South Africa). 

For me, total peace is to be found in nature – the biggest problem seems to dissipate in the face of the beauty of a sunrise or a sunset, the birds singing, or while walking in the rain… And as you lose yourself in the moment, you realise that this Peace is the natural radiation of Living in the Now, seeing only the Present and nothing of the Past or the Future.

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8 comments:

  1. "And as you lose yourself in the moment, you realise that this Peace is the natural radiation of Living in the Now, seeing only the Present and nothing of the Past or the Future."
    Wonderful words of wisdom!!

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    1. Aaaah Liz! Nice to see you here! I think as long as we enjoy the present, the future will take care of itself!

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    1. Thanks ever so much Haley, appreciate your visit!

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    1. Thank you very much Emmanuel, appreciate your visit here!

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  4. I love this, I must follow you now so I can come back and see more. Love watercolour best of all mediums I think. Its so subtle and easy on the eye
    Janice

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    1. Ah, thank you for your lovely words Janice, I'm thrilled to see you here! I agree, watercolours are a true inspiration, one never knows what is going to appear!

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